UGDip Egyptology / Course details

The general objectives of the Diploma in Egyptology are:

• to increase your knowledge of Egyptology
• to further develop your skills of critical enquiry and disciplined thinking
• to equip you with the appropriate study skills to achieve the above
• to enable you to measure your achievement against University standards

• Unit 6: Scientific Approaches to Egyptian Problems
• Unit 7: Towns and Cities
• Unit 8: Understanding Egyptian Texts I: Themes in Middle Kingdom Literature
• Unit 9: Understanding Egyptian Texts II: Themes in New Kingdom Literature
• Unit 10: Egypt and Nubia: From Earliest Interactions to the Ramesside Period

Knowledge of:

• specific aspects of the history, literature, technology and archaeology of ancient Egypt from c 3100 BCE to 30 BCE, including settlement archaeology, funerary beliefs and tomb development, social history, external relations and technology and the use of raw materials.

• the main methods of enquiry relating to the discipline.

• the source material available to Egyptologists and archaeologists including publications, excavations and museum collections.

• study skills including: computer skills, library and research skills, key elements of disciplined written work, textual analysis.

• the critical analysis of selected texts in translation.

The ability to:

• present evidence, ideas and arguments clearly and accurately.

• evaluate and interpret evidence, ideas and arguments.

• make sound judgements and develop lines of argument using the basic theories and concepts of Egyptology.

• communicate clearly via well-constructed and well-argued written work.

• take responsibility for your own learning.

• describe and critically evaluate particular aspects of current research in Egyptology.

• present findings in a structured and coherently argued piece of academic research.

• demonstrate awareness of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge in Egyptology.

• devise and implement a programme of independent study.

• develop a carefully reasoned exposition of your own views.

• consider specific issues in relation to their wider and/or theoretical context.

• make sound judgements and develop lines of argument using the main theories and concepts of Egyptology.

• use a range of methods to evaluate and interpret evidence, ideas and arguments.

As part of the programme, you are required to complete the following assessments:

• completion of all activities in your Personal Portfolio.
• completion of at least two-thirds of the required Activity postings to the discussion board.
• completion of all quizzes.
• completion of the prescribed assessed work (project work) satisfactorily and within the deadlines outlined in the programme handbook